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Description Watch out, it's a big file!

Also see how to color fleece eyes to go on your hat. --> [link]
How to replace the band with ear-flaps! --> [link]
And how to sew on ears! --> [link]

Pattern: also notes the size of the rectangle
NOTE: pattern includes a 1/4" or .6cm seam allowance. That means sew that far from the edge.

If you are one of the many people only familiar with the metric system, I'm sorry I didn't include those measurements but here is a wonderful conversion tool. --> [link]

Alright you've been waiting for it so here it is. Firstly I'd like to state that this was a big pain to make. I have no idea how others can stand to make these.

Now this is just a basic hat so you can embellish it however you want. Please don't ask me how to make anything specific; either you'll have to figure it out or buy it from me.

Please don't post this anywhere, kindly leave a link instead.
Tutorial (c) me, Clearkid - For the glory of God!

Edit: OK, so I've had several people express confusion on the last step. I will attempt to clarify it here:

First sew the short edges of the band together, forming a loop. Then fold it the long way with the seam inside so you have a double thick loop. Take your main hat part and turn it inside out with the seams facing out. Turn the hat upside-down like a bowl! Now, take your double thick band with it's two raw edges facing up, and place it INSIDE the hat so that those two edges line up the the edge of the hat. Pin it together starting with the seam of the loop lined up with the back seam of you hat. Then fold it in half and pin the front, and then the sides and in-between. Then you're going to sew the tree layers together at the top. When you've finished, take out your pins and fold the brim down, and turn the hat right-side-out again to finish.

Now, that's the detailed explaination. In essence, all you're really doing in the last step, is sewing the brim to the bottom of the hat in a way that hides the seam on the inside. Hope it helps guys! If you still have questions, feel free to post them here.

Want to see what others have made? --> [link]

And one last thing. If you make a hat, I'd love to see it. You can post your links here. :3
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Comments: 1625

cloudminty In reply to ??? [2010-12-01 04:20:06 +0000 UTC]

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for posting this tutorial, stumbling across this was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

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ravenshadows08 In reply to ??? [2010-12-01 03:34:57 +0000 UTC]

I think I'm going to try making one for my friend

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roxann1234 In reply to ??? [2010-12-01 01:24:43 +0000 UTC]

This will be /very/ helpful, thank you for posting this~!

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ashleeyyy In reply to ??? [2010-11-28 01:09:49 +0000 UTC]

oh my god thanks this is so helpful, i had to make a hat for school and i was so lost =_=

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Zechira [2010-11-26 00:10:16 +0000 UTC]

This makes me nothing short of giddy. I can't wait to try to make one.

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VelvetShadows In reply to ??? [2010-11-25 06:47:36 +0000 UTC]

[link]
Here's my finished, hand stitched, hat. Thank to the awesome tutorial you made.

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AnimeRandomnessCast In reply to ??? [2010-11-22 23:04:42 +0000 UTC]

Firstly THIS TUTOIRAL IS AWESOME.

Secondly, I've got a question.
I'm trying to make a certain hat for a character i am cosplaying. I was wondering if you wouldn't mind telling me if there was a way to modify this pattern to look like the hat that this character is wearing:

[link]

If you could lemme know about this it would be of GREAT HELP! I'd happily put up the result if you wouldnt mind helpin me out a bit.

THIS TUTORIAL IS STILL AWESOME.

-Jenn

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moonlightangelbaby In reply to ??? [2010-11-22 01:54:36 +0000 UTC]

yay! I'm going to use this in the morning and make myself a new hat ^_^

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Pengui-chan In reply to ??? [2010-11-21 18:05:04 +0000 UTC]

If the hat is too big, is there a way to find out how big it needs to be, and how big the triangles need to be? Because I need to make one for a 12 year old girl, and I don't know how big to make it.

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clearkid In reply to Pengui-chan [2010-12-27 04:49:03 +0000 UTC]

First measure her head if you can. At 12 her head will be pretty much full size. Take the circumference of the head you want to fit, divide by 4 add .5
Resize the triangle piece until the bottom edge is that new length. You'll want to cut the height of the band by the same percentage too.
A bill you would just make, stuff with a piece of plastic or cardboard and sew on by hand. Or if it's very tiny just use a piece of stiff felt.

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kittykatklub1 In reply to ??? [2010-11-20 03:24:31 +0000 UTC]

wait, i dont understand the part where you have to sew the curve side - jsut sew it, sew it on what? Bend the edge of the fabric and sew?

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destiny321 In reply to kittykatklub1 [2010-11-21 22:54:59 +0000 UTC]

ya im kinda confused there too

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kittykatklub1 In reply to destiny321 [2010-11-26 00:27:34 +0000 UTC]

ahh so im not the only one

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destiny321 In reply to destiny321 [2010-11-21 23:36:25 +0000 UTC]

nvr mind, she explains in more detail in the description on the how to do the last step

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Kilaicious In reply to ??? [2010-11-19 22:43:26 +0000 UTC]

This is a brilliant tutorial, and I've had it faved for a while, but I'm curious... is there any way to sew a hat with two pieces to form the hat rather than the four shown in your tut? I ask because I'd like to make hats with faces without having and seams running through the face, but I have no idea how to go about doing that.

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clearkid In reply to Kilaicious [2010-12-27 04:51:46 +0000 UTC]

There is, but they don't fit as well. If you overlap two triangles so that the bottom corners meet and you only have a 2" deep cut at the top you can save yourself part of the front seam for the face. Overlap too much and it won't fit right though.

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Kilaicious In reply to clearkid [2011-01-05 20:01:05 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see. Thanks for replying ^^ I know how busy things can get, as I'm in a similar boat with school.

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terrabird7 In reply to ??? [2010-11-19 01:48:03 +0000 UTC]

is there a certian seam allowance i should use on this???

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clearkid In reply to terrabird7 [2010-12-26 22:48:33 +0000 UTC]

1/4 inch

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terrabird7 In reply to clearkid [2010-12-26 23:27:20 +0000 UTC]

thanx ^U^

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Slins93 In reply to terrabird7 [2010-11-21 00:50:05 +0000 UTC]

its says 1/4"

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terrabird7 In reply to Slins93 [2010-11-24 03:41:59 +0000 UTC]

ok, thanx ^U^

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Slins93 In reply to terrabird7 [2010-11-24 23:01:47 +0000 UTC]

no probs

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1-X In reply to ??? [2010-11-16 19:31:56 +0000 UTC]

I don't keep a gallery here, but you can check out the tentacool hat I made on my FA
[link]

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Hinata-teh-Lefty In reply to ??? [2010-11-16 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!! 8D *sets to work on her Wobbuffet beanie*

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AuroraFolf In reply to ??? [2010-11-15 13:59:28 +0000 UTC]

Used! It was VERY helpful! [link]

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Draggy611 In reply to ??? [2010-11-14 00:45:51 +0000 UTC]

i WILL try this! it looks fun (without a kitty xD) and it'll get me off the computer XD thanks for this!

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cmftrbly-numb In reply to ??? [2010-11-12 20:21:53 +0000 UTC]

[link]

I did it!

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VelvetShadows [2010-11-12 03:19:22 +0000 UTC]

This looks really helpful. I'm currently following your tutorial to make one but i'm making the back brim(?) a little longer to keep the back of my neck warm from the cold winter wind.
I'll post the link to the finished hat here.

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lupine-lupus In reply to ??? [2010-11-09 19:41:07 +0000 UTC]

Was looking for this! 8D Very easy to follow ^^.

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CharlestonSauce In reply to ??? [2010-11-08 17:34:27 +0000 UTC]

what do you suggest if my sewing machine is currently broken?

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clearkid In reply to CharlestonSauce [2010-12-27 03:35:54 +0000 UTC]

Either a) get your sewing machine fixed, b) buy a new sewing machine, c) go to your friend who has a sewing machine and have a sewing party or d) sew it by hand.

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CharlestonSauce In reply to clearkid [2010-12-29 04:24:11 +0000 UTC]

Sewing it by hand seems to be the way to go, just wanted to know if this worked with hand sewn stitches

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lupine-lupus In reply to CharlestonSauce [2010-11-09 19:41:29 +0000 UTC]

Hand stitch is the way to go!

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SnowyEverest18 In reply to ??? [2010-11-06 21:11:07 +0000 UTC]

i cant seem to open the pattern on my computer. any suggestions on which program to use to open it? :S

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clearkid In reply to SnowyEverest18 [2010-12-27 03:43:05 +0000 UTC]

You need adobe reader: [link]

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SnowyEverest18 In reply to clearkid [2010-12-27 03:50:30 +0000 UTC]

i found out my mom has the program on her computer, so im all good

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Kickgirl52 In reply to ??? [2010-11-06 17:49:48 +0000 UTC]

hey just wanted to let you know I used your tutorial and referenced it in this pic [link] . it was a huge help and everyone loved it! =]

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Kimmy-Quevil In reply to ??? [2010-11-05 20:24:28 +0000 UTC]

brilliant tutorial!

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KcK-pain In reply to ??? [2010-11-03 22:04:15 +0000 UTC]

yaaaaa!!!! thanx yous thanx yous * hugs you* ive ben needing a hat pattren soooo thanx yous i cant wait to make some when i do youll be the frist to know otay ...again thanx yous O ^ ~ ^ O

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alderwiki In reply to ??? [2010-11-03 18:14:19 +0000 UTC]

!!! Do you know how to measure for different sizes??? -is thinking lil dollies need many many lil hats~-

or how to add a cap bill..thingie?

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clearkid In reply to alderwiki [2010-12-27 03:57:36 +0000 UTC]

Take the circumference of the head you want to fit, divide by 4 add .5
Resize the triangle piece until the bottom edge is that new length. You'll want to cut the height of the band by the same percentage too.
A bill you would just make, stuff with a piece of plastic or cardboard and sew on by hand. Or if it's very tiny just use a piece of stiff felt.

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Coppertooth In reply to ??? [2010-10-31 07:47:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm so making a hat! Thanks!

how big do we make the rectangles? I don't know if I missed the directions or something?

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clearkid In reply to Coppertooth [2010-12-27 04:54:40 +0000 UTC]

3.5 inches wide by the circumference of you head long. And you just need one.

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KurouRufu In reply to ??? [2010-10-28 02:45:44 +0000 UTC]

What a great tutorial... and all the other ones. Time to make myself a hat... >:]

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Artistically-Blind [2010-10-26 21:30:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a ton! Halloween just crept right up on me and this is an easy mess free soluton for me and my son! We are making animal and/or monster hats. xD

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hookrat [2010-10-25 21:33:17 +0000 UTC]

I couldn't wrap my head around your tutorial so I grabbed a piece of fleece and started hacking away. Once I got going the instructions made much more sense. Using the basic outline I made a toddler sized stocking cap. My very first! And it looks pretty decent. Thanks for posting this.

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Ishiyori In reply to ??? [2010-10-24 03:11:35 +0000 UTC]

I dont see a link for the pattern anywhere

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clearkid In reply to Ishiyori [2010-12-27 04:15:26 +0000 UTC]

It's under "pattern:" but here: [link]

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Pikazuzu In reply to ??? [2010-10-23 21:24:47 +0000 UTC]

I am gonna make a dawn hat with this

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